Simeon Nyachae

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• 19 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I want is just 110 metres to construct the road. That is all! The rest, which is occupied by more than 1,000 people--- I have said that, that land was acquired by the Government. Those people are Kenyans, and since we do not need the rest of the land, they can continue living there until it will be needed; I do not know when the need will arise. Maybe, there will be need to build a six-lane road. But for now, however, we do not want to touch those people. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on ... view
• 19 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a slight omission I made when I was responding earlier on. There was a mention of selective action against certain characters. We call them the "big fish". The "big fish" we are talking about is a Member of this House. view
• 19 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: He is a Member of this House, but I do not want to name him. He is not being excused from our action. His house does not encroach on the 110 metres of the road reserve, but his tank does. I have issued instructions for that tank to be demolished. So, there is no selective action. There is so much talk about the Mavoko Municipal Council having a say on this land and allocating it to people. Mavoko Municipal Council has no jurisdiction over this particular land. If it assumed that it had jurisdiction over it, that is its own ... view
• 19 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to express my appreciation to hon. Members for their useful contributions which have enriched our understanding of the needs of the country with regard to the roads network. It is a fact that Kenyans should be concerned about the state of our roads because they are in very unsatisfactory conditions. Things must be done in a way that will bring about improvements. This Sessional Paper is meant to bring about reforms that will develop efficiency in developing our roads. I listened to many contributions and there was one thing I was waiting ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I am not going to take very long. I stand here to support the Minister's presentation. I think this House should, as an obligation, encourage this Ministry. When the Government decided to implement the idea that had existed for many years - free primary education - there were a lot of misgivings. But the Ministry took the bull by the horns, started the programme and it is doing well. There is no programme of that magnitude that can go on without facing several problems. I think they have ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said all that, I want to put across a few requests. One of the things that I would like to be looked into is the question of housing for teachers. I think a policy should be developed. I do not know whether I should be asking the Government or the parents. But I find it very difficult to be convinced that you can post a teacher to a school and expect him to do well, when the environment, itself, is very difficult for the teacher. He has no house in that school! I come from ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With your permission, I would like to donate two of my minutes to hon. Keter, two minutes to Dr. Machage and two minutes to Mr. ole Metito. view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want thank hon. Members for their contributions. I want to assure them that their expressions, sentiments and complaints will be taken seriously. We will do the best we can to correct anomalies that have happened. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that there is need to correct anomalies. However, it is also a fact that in order to correct these anomalies, you have to go through a process. There is no way I would have stopped the contracts that are already signed and ongoing in order to ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk about the allocations shown in the Printed Estimates, by law, I am not supposed to include the money that has been collected through the Kenya Roads Board (KRB). The money from KRB is equally distributed among all constituencies. The amount of money given to each constituency is Kshs11 million. Over and above that, with your approval of this Vote, it does not mean that we have reached the end of 2230 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 19, 2006 making adjustments. For instance, if we realise that an ongoing road project might not be completed ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: We are continuing with the exercise which does not only target engineers, but also architects. Therefore, if you have concrete information, we welcome it. However, personal dislike of an officer is not enough reason to take disciplinary action against an officer. Let us have concrete evidence and we shall surely deal with that officer. It is true that we have transferred a good number of them and suspended others. So, we have not turned a deaf ear to what is going on in the country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the creation of new institutions will be done after the ... view